Vast New England Eclipse of Towns Sparks Local Debate
The article lists towns and villages across New England including Nantasket in Hull, Westerly, Rockingham Vermont, and Nantucket as notable locations tied to industrial growth, marine biology sites, and historic figures. It notes shifts in industry and social life across districts, with references to notable houses, academies, and coastal communities shaping regional identity.
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Hull
Howventans Barner
Oatti
Narguveett
Westerly
AOL Thetter
Noah Ever
Rockingham
Hartfert
Moedastie
Mapkinton
N. Il
Northbridge
Maces River
Weat Warwlel
Armory Inspection Dates Changed In War Dept Orders
The adjutant general announces changes in armory inspection dates for units including the 8th medical regiment and various service, medical, and ambulance companies. Dates shift from late March to March 24, with specific units receiving new inspection windows and personnel reassignment notices.
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Hwartword
IAP
Secona Edett
Curt We Young
Violet Artillery
Tom
Batters A Caiid
Uoerder
Iadjutantrats Oefites
Fulbars Medieal Detachment
Elitefeld Riilers F
8Th Medical Regiment
Lth Metal Regiment
Hexnical
Professor Lectures On Crime and Tax at Convention
Dr James Hoperon, director of the Baltimore Criminal Justice commission, opened the annual convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science with talks on crime, intelligence, and the theory criminals are driven by profit. Debate covered punishment as cure, earnings in crime, and the reliability of justice in a system with overlapping state and federal taxes.
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Dew
Tom
James H. Hoperon
Mane
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
George Humphrey
Queen's University
King ‘Stan
Ales Hedifeka
National Museum
Washington
Hephron
United States
Becaude
Joseph Mayer
Paris College
America
Lancaster B. Burling
Vassar College
Mayer
Peante
Hastings Bhart
Russell Sage Foundation
TR Wakehild
Yale University
Valrentia
Ti Is
Tus
Barefoot Boy Poem Inspired Hermit Faces Illness
Frankie Marston, a gray whiskered hermit and gardener by trade, was found weak from lack of food in Danvers Massachusetts. Neighbors recalled the Whittler poem about the barefoot boy and said Marston lived on the Whittier estate, near sixty, subsisting on fruits and berries. He refused hospital care as doctors blamed exposure and malnutrition, while locals noted his frail condition yet stubborn endurance.
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Bey
Whittler
Marston
Carriena
Greenwich Tax Collector Resigns After Health Reasons Cited
Robert M. Wilcox appointed successor to Greenwich tax collector Silan Hitch, who tendered resignation to the board of selectmen citing ill health. Hitch, from a long-standing Greenwich family, had been in the banking business in the town for years.
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Greenwich
Beg
Spacelal
Silan Hitch
Board of — Selectmen
Ritch
Hi Sucessor
Robert M. Wilcox
Ife
Busines
Elevated crash kills one seven injured in New York
New York December 28 One person is dead and seven injured after a steel train with a woolen car collided on the elevated line at Elmhurst Long Island John Long 29 died in hospital early today police said the crash disrupted service and prompted investigations
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New York
TR. ‘T. Steel
Elmhurst
Longs Island
John Long
Wear Anything Coolidge Is Democratic Dinner Etiquette
In Trenton New Jersey the historical society eased ticket holders anxiety over what to wear to the Sesqui Centennial dinner where President Coolidge will speak. It stated that any respectable attire would be acceptable, reflecting the plain democratic character of the president.
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Trenton
N. J
United States
Coulidge
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
The
Historical Society Today
Smoking Endorsed by Girl Chairman of Student Meeting
Milwaukee dispatch reports Mingy Dorothy Richards, chairman of the National Christian Students conference, defends occasional smoking by girls while opposing petting. Other speakers, including Minas Richards of the New York School of Social Work, echo varied views on smoking and the petting issue as the conference opens to address modern youth problems.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Mingy Dorothy Richards
National Christian Students’ Conference
Olin
Pet
Minas Hichards
New York
Social Work
Rhode Island Assembly to Study Divorce Law Reforms
The Rhode Island General Assembly plans further revision of marriage and divorce laws at the January session, aiming to curb secrecy in proceedings and address the issue of easier access to divorces. It will also consider voter property qualifications, redistricting, voting machines, and $1,000,000 in bond issues for bridges, a new Rhode Island College of Education building, and other projects. Providence seeks legislation to enable a 340 million plan to ease traffic congestion fees.
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T. L
Rhode Isle
Rhode Foland
Rhode Island
Senate
Hhode Island College of Education
Cleuterite
Eleven Divorces Filed in Superior Court Yesterday
Eleven divorce petitions appeared in the Superior Court, including cases by Max Cooper of Stamford seeking freedom from Sophie Cooper for desertion, and Frederick William Kershaw from Rose Virginia Brooks Kershaw over artillery offenses. Other filings include Harriet Scott of Danbury for desertion, Anne Myers from Henry W. Myers of Bridgeport for intolerable cruelty, and Bertha Trompetto from John Trompetto of Stamford for intolerable cruelty.
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Atvorce
Max Cooper
Stamford
Sophie Cooper
Frederick Willam Kershaw
Brainford
Rose Virghiia Brooks Kershaw
Arillery
Fulin
Steortin
Steinford
Mauden
Martin
Forestill
Hong Ialand
Harriett, Srott
Danbury
Iren
Thomas Scott
Norwalk
Loss of Life Heavy as Ocean Buries Town
In Nikolaevsk Russia heavy loss of life and widespread devastation followed massive waves from the Pacific Ocean during a great snowstorm. Sea avalanches trapped women and children while men were away at sea. Snowstorms cut communications. a relief expedition from Khabarovsk reaches Nikolaevsk. The state fishery trust suffered substantial damage.
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Nikolaevsk
Russia
Nikglnevask
Khabarovsk
State Fishery Trust
Trans Atlantic phone lines to New York London opens next week
Public trans Atlantic service to start in January with an initial 16 pound or about 74 dollar charge for the first ten minutes. Additional minutes cost five dollars. Wrong numbers will not count and the call may be limited to twelve minutes when others await across the ocean.
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London
Der
New York
Trustees Ratify Bank Merger Forming Consolidated Bridgeport Savings
Trustees of Bridgeport Savings Bank and People's Savings Bank formalized the merger agreement after separate meetings. The consolidation will place the new bank as the second largest in Connecticut by resources and deposits, with Arthur Burritt as chair and George Woods as president guiding the board and executive committee.
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Bridgeport Savings Bank
People's Savings Bank
Consolidated Bank
Arthur W. Burritt
Trisives
George H. Woods
Louis Foo Curtin
Peigar
Bassick
Walden Bryant
Charles 3. Canfield
Charles W. Stanley
John
Wits Il Lyon
People’s Savings Bank
Banking
Institutons
New Consolidated Bank
Bandit Acts as Clerk to Customer in Store
Two bandits locked Isadore Waldman in a rear closet of his West Springfield confectionery, rifled the cash register, and one posed as a clerk selling cigarettes as a customer walked in. The pair, thought to be linked to two Springfield robberies, fled in a car after Waldman smashed the closet door with his fist to attract police.
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West Springfield
Mass
Isadore Waldman
Springfield
Waldman
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